"multilingualism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: multilingualisms [plural]
Etymology: From multilingual + -ism. Etymology templates: {{af|en|multilingual|-ism}} multilingual + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} multilingualism (usually uncountable, plural multilingualisms)
  1. the condition of being multilingual; the ability to speak multiple languages Wikipedia link: multilingualism Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: multilinguality Related terms: bilingualism, monolingualism, trilingualism Translations (ability to speak several languages): متعدد اللغات (Arabic), բազմալեզվություն (bazmalezvutʻyun) (Armenian), çoxdillilik (Azerbaijani), eleaniztasuna (Basque), liesyezhegezh (Breton), plurilingüisme [masculine] (Catalan), multilingüisme (Catalan), vícejazyčnost (Czech), meertaligheid [feminine] (Dutch), plurlingvismo (Esperanto), monikielisyys (Finnish), multilinguisme [masculine] (French), plurilinguisme [masculine] (French), plurilingüismo [masculine] (Galician), multilingüismo [masculine] (Galician), Mehrsprachigkeit [feminine] (German), Vielsprachigkeit [feminine] (German), Multilingualismus [masculine] (German), Multilinguismus [masculine] (German), Multilingualität [feminine] (German), רב-לשוניות (rav-leshoniyút) [feminine] (Hebrew), बहुभाषिकता (bahubhāṣiktā) [feminine] (Hindi), बहुभाषिता (bahubhāṣitā) [feminine] (Hindi), többnyelvűség (Hungarian), plurilinguismo [masculine] (Italian), multilinguismo [masculine] (Italian), көптілділік (köptıldılık) (Kazakh), multilingualismus [masculine] (Latin), daugiakalbystė (Lithuanian), повеќеја́зичност (poveḱejázičnost) [feminine] (Macedonian), multilîndgisme [masculine] (Norman), flerspråklighet [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), fleirspråklegheit [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), multilingüisme (Occitan), wielojęzyczność (Polish), plurilinguismo [masculine] (Portuguese), multilinguismo [masculine] (Portuguese), multilingvism (Romanian), многоязы́чие (mnogojazýčije) [neuter] (Russian), многоязы́чность (mnogojazýčnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), мультилингви́зм (mulʹtilingvízm) [masculine] (Russian), plurilingüismo (Spanish), multilingüismo [masculine] (Spanish), flerspråkighet [common-gender] (Swedish), çokdillilik (Turkish), багатомо́вність (bahatomóvnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-multilingualism-en-noun-ygdHgwUI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

Inflected forms

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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "word": "متعدد اللغات"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
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          "code": "eu",
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          "word": "eleaniztasuna"
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          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "word": "liesyezhegezh"
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "rav-leshoniyút",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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          ],
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          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bahubhāṣiktā",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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          "lang": "Hindi",
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          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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          ],
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "word": "többnyelvűség"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "köptıldılık",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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        },
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "word": "daugiakalbystė"
        },
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "poveḱejázičnost",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "повеќеја́зичност"
        },
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          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "word": "multilingüisme"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "word": "wielojęzyczność"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "plurilinguismo"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "multilinguismo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "word": "multilingvism"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mnogojazýčije",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "многоязы́чие"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mnogojazýčnostʹ",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "многоязы́чность"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mulʹtilingvízm",
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          ],
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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          ],
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          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "word": "çokdillilik"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "bahatomóvnistʹ",
          "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "багатомо́вність"
        }
      ],
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      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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    },
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "word": "çoxdillilik"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "word": "eleaniztasuna"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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      ],
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "word": "multilingüisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "word": "vícejazyčnost"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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      "lang": "French",
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "plurilingüismo"
    },
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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      ],
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "rav-leshoniyút",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "רב-לשוניות"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bahubhāṣiktā",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "बहुभाषिकता"
    },
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bahubhāṣitā",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "बहुभाषिता"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "word": "többnyelvűség"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "multilinguismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "köptıldılık",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "word": "көптілділік"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "multilingualismus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "word": "daugiakalbystė"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "poveḱejázičnost",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "повеќеја́зичност"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "multilîndgisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "flerspråklighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fleirspråklegheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "word": "multilingüisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "word": "wielojęzyczność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plurilinguismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "multilinguismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "word": "multilingvism"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mnogojazýčije",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "многоязы́чие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mnogojazýčnostʹ",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "многоязы́чность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mulʹtilingvízm",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мультилингви́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "word": "plurilingüismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "multilingüismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "flerspråkighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "word": "çokdillilik"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bahatomóvnistʹ",
      "sense": "ability to speak several languages",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "багатомо́вність"
    }
  ],
  "word": "multilingualism"
}

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